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Carrie's war [videorecording] / a co-production of BBC and WGBH/Boston ; written by Michael Crompton ; directed by Coky Giedroyć ; producer, Bill Boyes.

Armstrong, Alun, (actor.). Bawden, Nina, 1925-2012 Carrie's war. (Added Author). Crompton, Michael, (screenwriter.). Fawcett, Keeley, 1985- (actor.). Giedroyc, Coky, (director.). McEwan, Geraldine, (actor.). Quirke, Pauline, (actor.). Sharp, Lesley, 1964- (actor.). Stanley, Jack, 1991- (actor.). British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). WGBH Video (Firm) (Added Author). Alun Armstrong, Geraldine McEwan, Pauline Quirke, Lesley Sharp, Jack Stanley, Keeley Fawcett. (Cast).

Summary:

At the start of World War II, 14-year-old Carrie and her younger brother Nick are separated from their mother and evacuated from war-torn London to a rural village in Wales, where they now live with a puritanical shopkeeper and his spinster sister.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1593755864
  • ISBN: 9781593755867
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Boston] : WGBH Boston Video, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Nina Bawden.
Originally broadcast in 2003.
Special DVD features include: access to the Masterpiece theatre web site, scene selection.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Writer, Michael Crompton ; director, Coky Giedroyć.
Participant or Performer Note:
Alun Armstrong, Geraldine McEwan, Pauline Quirke, Lesley Sharp, Jack Stanley, Keeley Fawcett.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital, letterboxed.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
BAFTA Awards, Wales, 2005: BAFTA Cymru Award - Best Costume (Amy Roberts) ; Best Design (Venita Gribble) ; Best Make-up (Norma Webb) ; Best Original Music Soundtrack (Nick Bicât).

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Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > Great Britain > Drama.
Genre:
Made-for-TV movies.
Television melodramas.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War television programs.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

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Mars Hill Library NR 1-DVD CAR (Text) 30229100569804 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Bogue Banks DVD F CAR (Text) 34208202273750 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Columbus Library DVD DRAMA CAR (Text) 31250200051896 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Etowah Branch 791.45 C / Television (Text) 33258005565580 Adult Video Available -
Fairview Library FF 26210 DVD FAIR (Text) 0020507691598 Adult Video Available -
High Point Library DVD BRITISH PROD.CAR (Text) 30519007786158 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Lee County Main Library J DVD CARRIE'S #4153 (Text) 33262003243595 Juvenile Video Available -
Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library DVD 881 (Text) 31421621242214 Adult Storage Video Available -